Pre-advent judgment

{{short description|Belief that the Last Judgment will occur before the Second Coming}} In Christian theology, the '''pre-advent judgment''' is a belief that the Last Judgment will occur before the Second Coming (or "Advent") of Jesus.<ref name="Investigating">[https://books.google.com/books?id=4_L5YkdSx9kC&dq=%22Pre-advent+judgment%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA18 Investigating the Judgement] Anderson, J. T. 2003. Retrieved: 04/05/18</ref>

This concept stands in contrast to the much more common Christian belief that the Last Judgment will occur at or after the second coming.<ref name="Investigating"/>

==Interpretations== The Seventh-day Adventist Church believes that a pre-advent judgment started in the year 1844,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=72UJKYjOc3gC&dq=%22Pre-advent+judgment%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA81 A Search for Identity: The Development of Seventh-Day Adventist Beliefs] Knight, G, R. 2000. Retrieved: 04/05/18</ref> known as the investigative judgment. It will conclude at the "close of probation" prior to the return of Jesus.<ref name="Investigating"/>

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